As for expectations for the summit itself, presidential advisor on Latin America Ricardo Zúñiga said that President Obama is ready for any eventualities, including the possibility of being presented with signatures against the sanctions by Maduro himself. Zúñiga said:

The summit should be an occasion to have a civilized exchange amongst leaders. We’re not worried about taking with anyone in attendance; however, we should expect that it will be a proper event, where we will be able to have a discussion in the appropriate manner.

Tintori To Speak at Summit

Lilian Tintori, Leopoldo Lopez’s wife, will speak at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Panama City later this week. Tintori explained today that she will have the floor at the meeting for approximately four minutes, during which time she will speak on the socio-economic crisis gripping the country. Tintori explained:

I’ll have the floor [on behalf of] the civilian population for approximately four minutes. I think that our problems and our crisis is so severe that this won’t be enough (…) to be able to explain what we feel about Venezuela and what we want for Venezuela.

Tintori will speak during a segment of the summit reserved for citizens of the continent to voice their concerns about issues affecting their respective nations. She is expected to fly to Panama to prepare for the summit some time tonight.